MECHANICS 1 1 Hour 20 Mins

MECHANICS 1 1 hour 20 mins
1. A truck P of mass 2M is moving with speed U on smooth straight horizontal
rails. It collides directly with another truck Q of mass 3M which is moving with
speed 4U in the opposite direction on the same rails. The trucks join so that immediately
after the collision they move together. By modelling the trucks as particles, find
a. the speed of the trucks immediately after the collision, (3)
b. the magnitude of the impulse exerted on P by Q in the collision.
(3)
2. A particle P is moving with constant velocity (2 i 3 j) m s1 .
a. Find the speed of P .
(2)
The particle P passes through the point A and 4 seconds later passes through the
point with position vector (i 4 j) m .
b. Find the position vector of A .
(4)
3. A beam AB has length 15 m and mass 25 kg . The beam is smoothly supported at
the point P , where AP=8 m . A man of mass 100 kg stands on the beam at a
distance of 2 m from A and another man stands on the beam at a distance of 1m
from B . The beam is modelled as a non-uniform rod and the men are modelled as
particles. The beam is in equilibrium in a horizontal position with the reaction on the beam at
P having magnitude 2009 N . Find the distance of the center of mass of the beam
from A . (5)
4.
1
3
A fixed rough plane is inclined to the horizontal at an angle , where tan =
4 .A
small box of mass m is at rest on the plane. A force of magnitude kmg , where k is
a constant, is applied to the box. The line of action of the force is at angle to the line of
greatest slope of the plane through the box, as shown in Figure 1, and lies in the same vertical
plane as this line of greatest slope. The coefficient of friction between the box and the plane is
. The box is on the point of slipping up the plane. By modelling the box as a particle,
find k in terms of . (11)

5. A racing car is moving along a straight horizontal track with constant acceleration. There are
three checkpoints, P , Q and R , on the track, where PQ=48 m and
QR=200 m . The car takes 3 s to travel from P to Q and 5 s to travel from
Q to R . Find
a. the acceleration of the car,
b. the speed of the car as it passes P . (7)
6.
2
Two particles P and Q have masses 0.1 kg and 0.5 kg respectively. The
particles are attached to the ends of a light inextensible string. Particle P is held at rest on
a rough horizontal table. The string lies along the table and passes over a small smooth pulley
which is fixed to the edge of the table. Particle Q is at rest on a smooth plane which is
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inclined to the horizontal at an angle , where tan =
3 .
The string lies in the vertical plane which contains the pulley and a line of greatest slope of
the inclined plane, as shown in Figure 2. Particle P is released from rest with the string
taut. During the first 0.5 s of the motion P does not reach the pulley and Q moves
0.75 m down the plane.
a. Find the tension in the string during the first 0.5 s of the motion.
(6)
b. Find the coefficient of friction between P and the table.
(5)
7. A force F is given by F=(9i+13 j) N .
a. Find the size of the angle between the direction of F and the vector j .
(3)
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The force F is the resultant of two forces P and Q . The line of action of P is
parallel to the vector (2 i j) . The line of action of Q is parallel to the vector
(i+ 3 j) .
b. Find, in terms of i and j ,
i. the force P ,
ii. the force Q .
(9)
8. Two trains, A and B , start together from rest, at time t=0 , at a station and move
along parallel straight horizontal tracks. Both trains come to rest at the next station after
2 2
180 s . Train A moves with constant acceleration ms for 30 s , then moves
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at constant speed for 120 s and then moves with constant deceleration for the final
30 s . Train B moves with constant acceleration for 90 s and then moves with
constant deceleration for the final 90 s .

a. Sketch, on the same axes, the speedtime graphs for the motion of the two trains
between the two stations. (3)

b. Find the acceleration of train B for the first half of its journey.
(5)
c. Find the times when the two trains are moving at the same speed. (4)
d. Find the distance between the trains 96 s after they start. (5)
(TOTAL FOR PAPER = 75 MARKS)

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1. A truck P of mass 2M is moving with speed U on smooth straight horizontal

a. Find the speed of P .

point with position vector (i 4 j) m .

b. Find the position vector of A .

distance of 2 m from A and another man stands on the beam at a distance of 1m

find k in terms of . (11)

three checkpoints, P , Q and R , on the track, where PQ=48 m and

QR=200 m . The car takes 3 s to travel from P to Q and 5 s to travel from

0.75 m down the plane.

parallel to the vector (2 i j) . The line of action of Q is parallel to the vector

b. Find, in terms of i and j ,

constant deceleration for the final 90 s .

between the two stations. (3)

(TOTAL FOR PAPER = 75 MARKS)

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